Ambrosia salad
Ambrosia salad, from above
VegAmerican South

Ambrosia salad

Oranges, pineapple, coconut and marshmallows in sweet cream. Food of the gods, potluck edition.

15 minTime
3 gProtein each
mildSpice
Food of the gods2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayCitrus, pineapple, coconut, marshmallows in sweet cream.
The original
254kcalsame
3 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
15minutessame

Ambrosia salad.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Orange3 oranges or a tin of mandarins, segmented
Pineapple1½ cups, chunks
Sour cream½ cup
Fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream)½ cup, whipped
Marshmallows (gelatin free)1 cup mini marshmallows
Desiccated coconut (unsweetened shredded coconut)½ cup
Pecans¼ cup, chopped
Cherriesa handful fresh or glacé cherries, halved

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Drain the fruit very well and pat dry.
  2. 2Whip the cream to soft peaks and fold in the sour cream.
  3. 3Fold in fruit, marshmallows, coconut, pecans and cherries. Chill at least 1 hour.
Serve it like this

Serve chilled in a glass bowl or individual cups, a cherry on top of each.

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To drink Peach iced tea25 min
To drink Pink lemonade15 min
Something sweet Pound cake85 min
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